I know I’ve been putting off reformatting both my work laptop and my home laptop, but it seems that my home laptop is giving me warnings. Last night, it refused to read my archive DVDs and even plain old CDs. I was looking for a copy of Star Trek Voyager’s last episode. I knew I [...]
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Supposed to be working from home today, but working at a coffee shop. Productivity is slightly higher here only because there are a few neighbors up with their hammers doing renovation work.Most of the coffee shops here now have a disclaimer on their counters relating to the Melamine news. Even with a minimum purchase to [...]
In the news last week was OLPC and Intel bury the hatchet—for the children. It says that: After years of squabbling, Intel and Nicholas Negroponte have agreed to put their differences behind them and join forces in bringing PCs to children around the world. Negroponte’s One Laptop Per Child project is bringing Intel on board [...]
On certain days, part of my work involves reviewing documents. Sometimes that just means checking if the content is right and logical, but on challenging days that can go even into the minor detail of spell checking and term consistency over several documents. Yes, we have spell check on MS Word, but for technical documents, [...]
Users warned on Windows cursors Animated cursors could prove risky for Windows users, Microsoft has warned. The software giant is investigating reports that the way Windows handles alternatives to the traditional arrow cursor can leave PCs open to attack. By booby-trapping a website or e-mail attachment with code that exploits the flaw, malicious hackers could [...]
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